The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday arraigned one Ginika Nwafor for allegedly obtaining the sum of N4million by false pretence and forgery.
According to the statement made available by EFCC, the suspect Ginika Nwafor who was apprehended by the Enugu zonal office of the anti-graft commission, was later arraigned before Justice I.N. Buba of a Federal High Court in Enugu, Enugu State on a five-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence and forgery to the tune of N4 million.
One of the counts levelled against Ginika Nwafor by EFCC, reads:
“That you, Ginika Nwafor, sometimes between February and March 2017 at Enugu within the jurisdiction of Federal High Court of Nigeria, with the intent to defraud, did commit a felony to wit: obtained the sum of N4,000,000 (Four Million Naira) from one Cordelia, when you presented to her that you will fix the said sum for her at First Bank of Nigeria, representation which you knew was false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(2) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.” The defendant Ginika Nwafor pleaded “not guilty” to the charges.
Prosecuting counsel, R.I. Ajobiewe prayed the Court to give a date for trial. Defence counsel, J.N. Ugwuele, however, moved the bail application for the defendant.
Justice Buba, after listening to both counsels, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N5 million in like sum with one surety, who must be resident within the jurisdiction of the court.
The trial judge further held that she should be remanded in EFCC custody if she fails to perfect the bail conditions within 48 hours.
The case has been adjourned to March 28, 2019, for trial.